2014 Riff Pinot Grigio Italy

$11.98

This is not your dumb vacuous pinot grigio. Wow! I am shocked by the integrity of a pinot grigio at this low price. This is a larger producer but as Matt Kramer from Wine Spectator put it: “Seemingly every big-name winegrower wants to ‘extend the brand,’ as the marketing sorts say….One of those entries is a brand called ‘Riff’ (German for reef) created by one of northern Italy’s most famous wine producers, Alois Lageder...With a little astute looking and a lot of discrimination, a producer could put together a swell wine blended from various offerings at a very competitive price. That’s the deal on the riff wines….just the ticket for a summertime aperitif or an ideal keep-it-coming accompaniment to all kinds of food.”